I wonder why you choose to get in touch with him? what was you hoping for when you wrote him? I dont agree with what he said, and find it a strange thing for a professional to have said. I live depressed the majority of the time, suicidle idolation is my daily partner, but there are "those" times that make it all seem hopeful. They are possible to be had, perhaps you might try looking for someone that can you find what it is you need to find? Sometimes people are in the past for a reason.